Max Payne 2: The Fall Of Max Payne

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Anyone have it yet? Ebworld sais its shipping today :)

[DaveSauce]

GD"SGDLKJWEGSEGW$TG)SR*VBWE$T

must get!!!!!!!!

I just bought jedi academy.....I really shouldn't be buying another game, given that i'm in college. oh well!

[Mr. Chambers]

hm.. i didnt think it came out until the 15th...

[AGampher]

GoGamer.com has it shipped on the 17th. That's when mine gets shipped. :D

[Lazlo Panaflex]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/28800

Theres the link that its shipping today and it probably will be at your local ebworld. I think im goin to head down there now :D

[Mr. Chambers]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/28800

Theres the link that its shipping today and it probably will be at your local ebworld. I think im goin to head down there now :D

me might be buying this after class tomorrow.. i downloaded EVERY single movie/trailer about this game and i loved the first one.. MY GOD the second one looks unreal! why is everyone so quiet about this game? havent really heard much hype...

[shiyan]

I didn't finish the first one yet lol

who's the woman? his nemesis? his new partner?

edit: awww... how cute, love interest.

[Bensa]

There is never that much hype from Remedy, since around here, we like to finnish (pun intended :)) things off well and Remedy is not a huge company like Valve, so theyre not in just for profits (attleast yet, I hope they never will).

[SinsFeelNatural]

Originally posted by Bensa
There is never that much hype from Remedy, since around here, we like to finnish (pun intended :)) things off well and Remedy is not a huge company like Valve, so theyre not in just for profits (attleast yet, I hope they never will).

This one is not being released by RockStar like the 1st one?

[Bensa]

Originally posted by SinsFeelNatural


This one is not being released by RockStar like the 1st one?

I don't know about Rockstar, and I have no idea how long from the time a game is finnished, to the release date.

[Melhisedek]

The gams should be shipped yesterday all over USA. So I hoped to see first impressions sometime today... Still nothing !

[micamica1217]

just got my MP2......:D

I'll test it after I watch the "matrix reloaded".

mica

[Mr. Chambers]

Originally posted by micamica1217
just got my MP2......:D

I'll test it after I watch the "matrix reloaded".

mica

i hate you!! i cant get it until i get some funds... people - buy my mobo i'm selling in classifieds!!! lol ahhh!

ok.. breathe.. so how is it already? screw matrix reloaded, it sucked anyway.. way overly hyped, and not as good/fresh as the first IMHO.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Originally posted by Mr. Chambers


i hate you!! i cant get it until i get some funds... people - buy my mobo i'm selling in classifieds!!! lol ahhh!

ok.. breathe.. so how is it already? screw matrix reloaded, it sucked anyway.. way overly hyped, and not as good/fresh as the first IMHO.

Took the words out of my mouth haha. Screw Reloaded PLAY SOME PAYNE!!!

[micamica1217]

installing now.........

mica

[Mr. Chambers]

Originally posted by micamica1217
installing now.........

mica

well??? how is it!!! lol

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by Mr. Chambers


well??? how is it!!! lol

sorry for the long wait.....
had some sound problems with this game.
almost every setting for sound that remedy recamends seems not to work for me.
need to do more testing, but I turned off EAX, multi-chanel, bla bla.

anyway, the game seems good but it's still real early....remember I had sound problems....couldn't realy hear what max was saying when I played in game.
seems OK now.

OK, now the realy good news.....
my system seems to be overkill for this game.
running at 1280x960 32bit, 4xAA and 8x AF....getting 70-100 FPS in the first few mins.
can't realy speak about the graphics, again I only played about 15-20mins.
in the begining, there are alot of cut cines, so don't expect to play for real untill a few moments.

with the frame rate I'm getting and the nice graphics....
I can't see why any one with a slightly new vid card can't play this and enjoy it to the MAX.

mica

[sandman001]

Now, there is like 3 games aI want, and I only have 20 bucks.

Call of duty
Max payne 2
Freedom fighters

[acesea]

I just got out of class today and I picked this up! After finishing the Max Payne 1 roughly two years ago I vowed I would buy MP2 the day it comes out! Rockstar and Remedy should feel honored as this is the first game I actually bought in a loooong time (that does not mean that i dont play a lot of games tho ;) ) due to how good I thought the first one was. Ill let you know if its definitely worth the $50 tho, which i bet it is, but i havent found any reviews for it yet.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

im goin to go pick it up tonight, when i do ill post a review :D

[Zim2411]

Originally posted by sandman001
Now, there is like 3 games aI want, and I only have 20 bucks.

Call of duty
Max payne 2
Freedom fighters

Please tell me you've played the demo for Freedom Fighters.

Ontopic: The animation looks incredible!! I can't wait to get this game... if ever... I hate having only 110 dollars, and making 30 bucks every two weeks.

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Zim2411


Please tell me you've played the demo for Freedom Fighters.

Ontopic: The animation looks incredible!! I can't wait to get this game... if ever... I hate having only 110 dollars, and making 30 bucks every two weeks.

Um... go buy the game. You have the money. More than me nee ways!

[sandman001]

Originally posted by Zim2411


Please tell me you've played the demo for Freedom Fighters.



Yes, I played the demo, and thought it was fun.

[GT2000]

I get paid Friday (which is a good thing...I've got $20 to my name...), and I even have that day off, so I might just be picking this up..

[Mr. Chambers]

Originally posted by GT2000
I get paid Friday (which is a good thing...I've got $20 to my name...), and I even have that day off, so I might just be picking this up..

yeah.. food and paying the bills is overrated anyway :D:p

[OC Noob]

Originally posted by sandman001


Yes, I played the demo, and thought it was fun.

Yeah, it was pretty sweet.

Must see MP2 review, come on guys your killing me. I need details!!!

[BomberBear]

is MP2 single player only?

[Mr. Chambers]

Originally posted by BomberBear
is MP2 single player only?

yep.. it'd be pretty hard to pull off bullet time in multi..

[sandman001]

Originally posted by Mr. Chambers


yep.. it'd be pretty hard to pull off bullet time in multi..

*imagines CS with bullet time*

that would be insane.

[sandman001]

Originally posted by Mr. Chambers


yep.. it'd be pretty hard to pull off bullet time in multi..

*imagines CS with bullet time*

that would be insane.

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by sandman001


*imagines CS with bullet time*

that would be insane.


You mean The Specialists (http://www.specialistsmod.net/)?

[Lazlo Panaflex]

oh god, i didnt get to go to ebworld, and was fine with picking it up tommorow until i saw this screen....Come to Lazlo....

http://home.comcast.net/~seekanddestroy/MaxPayne2_2003-10-15_18-00-00-64.JPG

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex
oh god, i didnt get to go to ebworld, and was fine with picking it up tommorow until i saw this screen....Come to Lazlo....


what is so bad with this screen shot?
besides the GF2 vid card type frame rate?

update, OK, EAX works but the sound still needs a patch for 5.1 set-ups....at least I hear everything fine but voices from NPCs are still positional only (think, only coming out of one speaker...the closest one to the person).....and no center chanel sound suport.:mad:

man that pic you showed.....I would get 112fps with my set up at 1290x960 4xAA and 8xAF.....is this bad?

all boxes are...how should I say this.....
fallable? moveable with bulets too. things roll, shift, fall...and bulets can go through simple items or boxes.

sorry for all the bad spelling...I'm tired, and I realy can't think.
I just got a few new games, and I'll play this when I'm finshed with them.
I only played MAX because you guys wanted to know what it was like.
I hope I helped.

the best thing I can say is....if you liked MP, then you'll like MP2.

mica

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Originally posted by micamica1217


what is so bad with this screen shot?
besides the GF2 vid card type frame rate?

update, OK, EAX works but the sound still needs a patch for 5.1 set-ups....at least I hear everything fine but voices from NPCs are still positional only (think, only coming out of one speaker...the closest one to the person).....and no center chanel sound suport.:mad:

man that pic you showed.....I would get 112fps with my set up at 1290x960 4xAA and 8xAF.....is this bad?

all boxes are...how should I say this.....
fallable? moveable with bulets too. things roll, shift, fall...and bulets can go through simple items or boxes.

sorry for all the bad spelling...I'm tired, and I realy can't think.
I just got a few new games, and I'll play this when I'm finshed with them.
I only played MAX because you guys wanted to know what it was like.
I hope I helped.

the best thing I can say is....if you liked MP, then you'll like MP2.

mica


I didnt make it clear, i was drooling over the screen shot, and that was taken on a 9800 PRO at 1600X1200 with 4X/8X not a GF2...

[cack01]

That screen shot looks similar to what HL2 looks like. Impressive.

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by cack01
That screen shot looks similar to what HL2 looks like. Impressive.

I would not go that far, but the eye candy is sweet.

mica

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by micamica1217
...
all boxes are...how should I say this.....
fallable? moveable with bulets too. things roll, shift, fall...and bulets can go through simple items or boxes.
...
mica

So the evironment is almost totaly interactive or what? (I know the first one some boxes could be destryed but never moved and stuff.

How is the AI?

[acesea]

ALRIGHT! I have been playing MP2 ever since my last post, i think for like 3 hours or so now! So i think im fairly qualified to write a quick synopsis of the game. I will run you through the feeling I felt so far. Right from the get go the game doesnt 'seem' different than the first one. I played the first one in and out. I was at first expecting something different, i dont know why, i guess since it was made by rockstar this time. Anyway, i thought the graphics or whatnot would look a lot different etc but then i realized that the first was such a good game in so many ways that they could have screwed something up by changing a lot. I am already on Part 2 Chapter 5 or so and Ive come to realize that this MP2 has been improved upon simply the amazing aspects of the first. Alright, there are slight changes in bullet time mode: i noticed that when using bullet time, not dogding the effect is different, it gets kinda blurry and turns a little of a different color. It looks good. Next, it takes a while to get this to work and so on but using bullet time or dodging and using some funky key patterns your character (will explain later!) can do a LOT of cool stunts/tricks/moves that were unthinkable before. If you thought that MP1 was matrix like, MP2 is O SO SWEET! Regarding the character line, you not only get to play as Max Payne, but as Mona Sax! First off, for a pc chick, i think shes the best looking character yet. Forget tomb raider, that chick in UT2, Mona Sax looks real good, as so does Max Payne, the character models look a LOT better and more importantly they look more realistic due to there humanlike movements. Also, i like the way you get to play as two players, being where i am in the game, i just ran throught a kicka$$ level with Max, while Mona was sniping...( YES theres sniping in this game! i remember someone was complaining that the first didnt have it...) then when Max is done, i went to the same level and am playing as Mona while Max is the pc and i run through the level as tho through her eyes helping Max out.
I hope im not tossing too many details out. Anyway, what else, when i started the game a new story is being tossed at you and you kinda walk through it, so theres not much action, but it gets you hooked. Its like a snowball effect, i remember the first one had it. I am SOOO hooked right now. The level im playing is just amazing. There are a bit of new guns, and i like that you can use secondaries (molotov, grenade etc) simultaneously now, unlike MP1. What else was I gonna say :confused: ... O yea, i missed a big part. Like someone already mentioned, a lot, lot more of the map objects are interactive. I think someone called them 'fallable' or something. Its a really cool effect. It adds to the realism in ways that MP1 lacked. Now you can hide behind barrels or whatnot as protection, then when ready just tip them over and spray the enemy. Or you can move objects around, or simply shoot stuff over thats in your way. THe ragdoll engine whatever its called that adds that effect when you shoot someone is nice. Its also pretty realistic, and it makes for interesting scenes as each killing is different than another.
At the moment im unsure how to check my fps, can someone tell me the keys to use? but the game is running real nice, i have antialising set to 4x and am running at 1280x1024, everything else is set all the way, and the game options are running at highest. Plays really well. Another thing that i noticed is this game is much more fluid than the first one. I dont know how to describe it... all the scenes, all the movements seem to connect much better than the first. Like it seems that even just using the bullet time or dodge that once you stop the game has a fluid transition, i kind of remember the first being a bit more static, ie. little things have been implemented which you may or may not notice but they make a world of a difference- in the first game if you did a dive while spraying, the moment you hit the floor your gun stopped firing and you automatically stood up, just then could you resume fire. Now in MP2, if your in a heavy gun fight and hold the trigger while dodging, when you hit the ground you stay laying sideways, or flat or however you hit the ground and while laying there you continue to shoot, so i guess thats what i mean by fluid. Another thing is, in the first game i didnt use the bullet time mode much, the one where you are running around in slo mo, i only using the slo mo dive/dodge, in this game tho the way the two work together is much better, and there is an equal use for both. I sometimes even use the bullet time more just cause it adds a lot of cool effects that look like they are directly from a movie.
Last thing, I forgot the most important part. The way this game is laid out, regarding the cinematic style is is way better than even the first. From the moment you start playing you really feel like your playing characters in a movie, stupd stuff little stuff like when your introduced to an important character the gameplay stops and the camera zooms in onto the character with this slo mo effect and prints their name on the screen just make it so cool. Its sweet! Also, the cut scenes where ie you shoot someone and the camera follows the bullet are a lot nicer in this game, theres like this blurriness added and other effects to make it appear as though captured by a recording crew instead of a 3d animation.

Ok heres my last remark, one thing that i AM upset about is the lip syncing, i was almost 100% certain that this game would have lips synce to someone talking, the first MP did not, and this one MP2 appears not to either. There are some scenes that the characters lips dont move at all yet your hear there voice, other times the lips move but they are so off track to the speech its not even funny. I dont think this is a pc problem, perhaps an update will be necessary, but if it turns out that this game cannot recreate realistic dialog by lip syncing im kinda going to be upset. It takes away from the realism and on top of that, come on, its almost 2004, practically ALL 3d games now are capable of doing this, i cant believe the programmers or whatnot decided to ditch out and not work on this. Those of you who have played this game already, let me know whether or not it works correctly for you.
Ok i gotta stop there. I think i went too far, unless you guys want more info. Ima go back to my game! Let me know if you wanna know anything, but from the way it looks right now, this game is DEFINATELY worth the purchase, like i said before i rarely buy pc games and after how good the first was i was just compelled to give money to Remedy for all their work. Dont flame me, but others have also said this, screw Half Life 2, valve is taking its fans for morons, that game is so overhyped and yet valve decides to set back its deadline? Thats ridiculous. Max Payne 2's release date was announced a while back this year and it came out right on schedule, theres been little hype around this titles release, well more than the first but nonetheless, (the first Max Payne was kinda like the movie the Matrix, they werent expected to be huge hits and didnt have a big following yet became HUGE hits). Buy the game!

ps. if you want somescreen shots let me know

[micamica1217]

acesea,

nice review.

btw, use fraps to know the frame rate.

oh, and I agree with everything you said.
this game rocks.

this is a must have folks....I just don't think it will win game of the year.

mica

[Bensa]

Originally posted by sandman001


*imagines CS with bullet time*

that would be insane.

Yes it would be. The whole match would be in bullet time since people would keep on turning on the bullet time. I'm pretty sure that someone would come up with a cheat for "unlimited bullet time".

[acesea]

Originally posted by micamica1217
acesea,

....I just don't think it will win game of the year.

mica

i dont know what it takes to win, but just curious- why dont you think it wouldnt win? also what is its competition?- what would be this years top games so far?

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Bensa


Yes it would be. The whole match would be in bullet time since people would keep on turning on the bullet time. I'm pretty sure that someone would come up with a cheat for "unlimited bullet time".

ITS BEEN DONE!



But nee ways, MP2 sounds awsome... I can't wait until I have the opportunity to pick it up!

[Banyan]

Originally posted by sandman001
Freedom fighters

save your money

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by acesea


i dont know what it takes to win, but just curious- why dont you think it wouldnt win? also what is its competition?- what would be this years top games so far?

well there are alot of great games out this year....
UT2003 has to be at the top of the list.
call of duty
dues ex2...will be a big hit hopfuly.
splintercell...I realy loved this game, but I don't think it will win because it is a port from X-Box.
lots of expantion packs...but they never make it to game of the year.

MP2 will be up there on the list....but I don't think it may make it.
I'm a fan, and I'm thinking of playing it right now...yet I have so many other things to play too.
still can't finish halo, cant figure out what to do on the last lvl.

mica

[OC Noob]

Originally posted by micamica1217


well there are alot of great games out this year....
UT2003 has to be at the top of the list.
call of duty
dues ex2...will be a big hit hopfuly.
splintercell...I realy loved this game, but I don't think it will win because it is a port from X-Box.
lots of expantion packs...but they never make it to game of the year.

MP2 will be up there on the list....but I don't think it may make it.
I'm a fan, and I'm thinking of playing it right now...yet I have so many other things to play too.
still can't finish halo, cant figure out what to do on the last lvl.

mica

Its been a slow year for PC games.

Where are you stuck at in Halo? Have you blown up the ship yet? I won't say anymore cause I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

[sandman001]

Originally posted by Banyan


save your money

was it not very good?

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by OC Noob


Its been a slow year for PC games.

Where are you stuck at in Halo? Have you blown up the ship yet? I won't say anymore cause I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

I'm somewere inside trying to blow up the ship or something else...don't want to give away anything.
I get up to the third floor, and open one of the tubes.
yet I dont know what to do?
I'm to throw a granade in somewere? the tube?
with so much going on...I can't explore or find out.

man, send me a PM so peeps won't get mad.
thanks

mica

[Bensa]

i guess since it was made by rockstar this time.

Umm, I think that Rockstar is publishing it, not developing it. Its still made by Remedy, or did you mean something else?

[breez]

Originally posted by micamica1217


well there are alot of great games out this year....
UT2003 has to be at the top of the list.
call of duty
dues ex2...will be a big hit hopfuly.
splintercell...I realy loved this game, but I don't think it will win because it is a port from X-Box.
lots of expantion packs...but they never make it to game of the year.

MP2 will be up there on the list....but I don't think it may make it.
I'm a fan, and I'm thinking of playing it right now...yet I have so many other things to play too.
still can't finish halo, cant figure out what to do on the last lvl.

mica

UT2003 came 2002, DX2 may come 2004...

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by breez


UT2003 came 2002, DX2 may come 2004...

ut2003 in 2002? yeah, mabe your right.
btw, I see no reason that deus ex2 can't make the november deadline.

mica

[mrgreenjeans]

I'm just glad to see some good games, finally after a long, dry summer. I'll have to put in an order for this one too. The first was awesome, but i'm in the middle jedi academy, started freedon fighters (hate the save system, too PS2), just loaded halo, after all ya'll's yacking about it, and now I've got to get MP2. I'd better finish one of the other first. Jeez, what a wonderful fall it's turning out to be!

[mrgreenjeans]

In spite of no HL2.:D

[Captain Hilts]

Just picked up this MP2 today, looks awesome so far and runs great on my system at 1024 with 4XAA and 4XAF (haven't tried higher resolution yet).

I don't see anything about doing that new type of twirl dodge that Max does in the trailers and stuff, does anyone know how to do this or does it just happen sometimes?

[T20]

Hmmm, I just press the bullettime combo, while standing still, when the ammo runs out, he does the twirl, while reloading... looks damn nice.


The only problem with the game, is that sometimes the cursor is damn hard to see, when there are flames everywhere.... you dunno where you are shootin ;p

[acesea]

the way to do that twirl dodge is when ur in bullet time running around press the reload button, or when max is out of ammo he auto reloads and thats where he does that sweeeeeet a$$ reload move with the camera circling him and the screen slows down even more and gets blurry!
Just got on to mention that I beat the game. Im kinda surprised i beat it that fast. Jeez. Thats not really a good thing. But im hoping there more to it as more of the game types are now available. There better be like different levels or something, this cant be it!?! I played the game like 4ish hours yesterday, and then today for like 3.5, so say 8 hours of gameplay to beat it. Thats pretty dang short. It seems as though the first MP1 had a much more intricate plot that was unveiled to the player than this game. Anyone knows how many parts and chapters there were in the first game? I dont think this should spoil it for anyone or anything but i finished the game on Part 3, chapter 8 or hmm, might of been chapter 5, whatever, somewhere in that vicinity.
Looking over that tho, phewww great game!

[acesea]

wait now that i think about it, thats realllly not right. i beat that game way too fast, thinking back now i remember MP1 took me very long to beat. And i was trying pretty hard to get through it too. I remember id play hours a day for like a week to two weeks to beat it. this kinda sucks. i gotta get back to reality and do some work, but when i have time ill let u guys know how the other games are. Peace.

[Captain Hilts]

Oh okay, I just played it a bit more and tried that bullet time reloading thing, looks pretty cool, thanks for the tip.

Yeah the first game was kind of short, but not that short. I think it had three parts as well but some of the chapters were pretty hard so it took longer than just a few hours for me (although part if it was those two levels where Max is drugged, that was just plain annoying). Hopefully they'll throw us a bone and give us some new levels or something later.

[CrashOveride]

You could always play it on the hardest setting so that you almost HAVE to have a perfect game...

But that does seem VERY short...

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I only remember the first game being around 10 hours.

[gingo]

So if I've never played MP1 will I be lost with the plot, ect of MP2?

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I just went and picked it up, im installing it now! Ill let you know what i think.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

k just got through the first part of the game. and i must say im impressed. The game plays exactly like the original and is fun and entertaining. The mouthing did kind of bug me but not enough not to recommend the game.

The Fun House part was amazing. Great level architecture...

http://www.uploadit.org/files/171003-maxpayne.JPG

[shiyan]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex
The mouthing did kind of bug me but not enough not to recommend the game.

do you mean they swear a lot in the game?

[acesea]

Im sure the game would have taken a lot longer if i did not run through it and save a lot etc. Im gonna have to give the more difficult settings a try.
O yea, and what someone meant by the 'mouthing' was not cussing, i think, but moreso that the lip syncing is not realistic, but they definately do curse in the game ;)
Here are some screenshots that i have taken. I think they look pretty nice. Watch out, theyre pretty big!



http://sebastian.concept-dev-realty.com/1.jpg
http://sebastian.concept-dev-realty.com/2.jpg
http://sebastian.concept-dev-realty.com/3.jpg

[Bensa]

Lazlo, you just had to add that 3rd pic, didn't you? :D

[Lazlo Panaflex]

do you mean they swear a lot in the game? yeah i actually meant the lip syncing like acesea said :) i dont mind the cussing.

Man the rag doll physics are too cool. They fit this game so well and add a lot realism. Way to go to rockstar.



Game is awesome if you havent go pick it up!! :D

[Amino]

Well, I picked it up yesterday, but was too busy to play it until this morning before I had to leave for class. I played through the hospital for about 5 or so minutes. I have to say I really like the comic book-inspired narration scenes. I haven't really seen any lip-synching yet, so I don't know what's the deal with that.

I did however run into a freeze... That is the first time a game froze on my in years. I really don't think it's my system, since no games have ever frozen on me. Has anyone else experienced this? I can't remember exactly where it was. I think it was outside that warehouse right after you leave the hospital scene. I ran ino the alley and right before I reached the first stair/doorway on the left, it froze (or just kept playing the same frame and audio over and over.

Overall though, this looks like a sweet game. Much better than the first. The first one made me think of a Steven Segal movie. This one is like Dirty Harry/Lethal Weapon/Matrix. Rock on Rockstar, and don't let those little kids' parents shut you down!

[sandman001]

I think I'll have to pick this up, once I get some more money.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I havent had the freeze, but i do expierence crazy slowdown on the burning building level... Im running 1600X1200 4X/4X though.

Anyone stuck on the sniper part?

[acesea]

Ive been playing the game a bunch lately... as the fact that i have already beat it should give it away. So id like to add that yes i too have experienced these crashes on my system, and i was too surprised because very rarely do programs crash like that. The game simply quits out of nowhere as im playing and puts me back to windows.

Anyway, i just wanted to add that the game is just so great! Im having a ball of time playing those extra options now, dead man walking is insane!!!! i think this is the best part of the game, for real!! I dont know if anyone is familiar with it, so you pick like from 4 or 5 level scenes that are farely small but perfect for the task. These scenes are closed off battle fields and on them there are some pain killers, some extra guns, and a bunch of these pods so to speak. After a few seconds enemy begin to appear on these pods and you have to kill them. After just a bit theres a TON of them and the idea is to stay alive as long as possible.

Just out of curiousity, id like to know how long people have been able to stay alive once they got to these extras. On all the levels ive been able to progressively get past 6minutes on all of them. It gets so tough its crazy b/c theres only so many painkillers, as for the guns and ammo, each guy u kill u get his gun. Nonetheless, it is tough. It took me a while on some of the levels at first to stay alive for just two minutes, so take my word, 6 is a LOT! There are a LOT of guys coming at you.

All i can say is if you liked that scene in Matrix Revolutions where Neo is getting attacked by like 100's of agent smiths, this is just like that!

[fuzzba11]

Awww yeah, Max Payne 2!

Bought the game yesterday and played it for about 5 hours...it's immensely entertaining, because the physics engine is just so damn good!!! Screw half life 2, they have lost half of their reason to buy the game since they will not be the first ones to showcase the Havoc physics engine.

That said, I will also say that they went and made this game really hard right out of the box. There is only 1 difficulty level to start on(Detective-once you beat that you get to work onto harder modes of play, like in MP1). It's frustrating at times, but still fun, because each time that you get a little bit further, it involves mowing through 5 new thugs.

The story is really involving, I really felt like I had sympathy for the characters, and the NPCs introductions are done really stylistically. I like Mike the Cowboy especially, you find him early in the game :D

If you were a fan of the original, you should definitely go out and buy this game. If you never played Max Payne, its still an experience worth playing through, especially if your gaming rig can take advantage of the oodles and oodles of gritty, inner city eye candy.

edit: Oh yeah, and the sound in this game is AWESOME. Footsteps change with the surface you're running on, bad guys' have a wide range of voice signals(I particularly love their reactions to grenades and moltov cocktails), the screeching of tires and crashes when vans full of thugs pull up sound incredibly realistic. The way the vans sound from inside a building is also really well done.

Just another treat if you have a good EAX card...

[Codeman05]

Wow! Just picked up this game myself, only been able to play through Chap.1 part 6 (backwards?), but already this is one of the most impressive games I've played in a while. Haven't had any freezes/crashes yet. Running at 1280x1024 4x/8x and it looks pretty amazing

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by fuzzba11
Awww yeah, Max Payne 2!

edit: Oh yeah, and the sound in this game is AWESOME. Footsteps change with the surface you're running on, bad guys' have a wide range of voice signals(I particularly love their reactions to grenades and moltov cocktails), the screeching of tires and crashes when vans full of thugs pull up sound incredibly realistic. The way the vans sound from inside a building is also really well done.

Just another treat if you have a good EAX card...

yeah, I just wish us 5.1 guys didn't need a patch.....:rolleyes:

I just started replaying this great game.
halo, madden2k4, MOH spearhead, and medieval TW, are the games I got just before this.

man I couldn't stay away from MP2 for long....
I droped everything, and now I'm playing max.:D

you know, maybe I just changed my mind....
this game realy deserves to be game of the year.
that is if dues ex2 doesn't steal the show.

have fun guys.
mica

[baqai]

all i can say is WOW !!!!

game gets hard at times when you have no pain killers and all red grrrrrrr !!! still you just have to go back to the game to play just 5 mins more and before you know its been an hour or so :rolleyes:

there are few minor problems but this has to be one of the best out of box games, no hassle nothing install and play and physics engine is too good to be true just to give those people who have not seen it in action, everytime you kill a person that person dies in a different way how is that for being cool? try loading a level and killing a person from different angles and you will see what i am talking about :)

damn i have typed too much time to go back to game :D

P.S how do you take screenshots of the game? i mean is there any key or will the good ol Print Screen button will do the job?

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by baqai
still you just have to go back to the game to play just 5 mins more and before you know its been an hour or so :rolleyes:

I have to agree....another hour past with me just playing.
man, I wish I could remember to save more often, yet, yes, they always die differently.

loved the fun house.:D

mica

[Captain Hilts]

What exactly is the problem with 5.1 sound? I'm using the nForce2 SPDIF out to my Logitech Z680s and the sound works just fine, with EAX enabled as well.

[Robrules18]

lol they already have CS with bullet time its called laggy servers

[micamica1217]

Originally posted by Captain Hilts
What exactly is the problem with 5.1 sound? I'm using the nForce2 SPDIF out to my Logitech Z680s and the sound works just fine, with EAX enabled as well.

it's as if the speach only comes out one speaker (very positional)
when someone talks.
if your not near them you can even miss what they say.
also max/bulet sounds are wacked if using multichanel check box.

mica

[Captain Hilts]

I noticed the speach being positioned according to where the character was relative to Max, but I thought that that's how it's supposed to be. It makes sense to me that if you start moving away from them their voice will start to fade. I haven't noticed any problems with the other sounds.

[LiGhTBoY]

After reading all these, I'M DEFINETELY (sp?) BUYING IT.

PS
Am a huuuuuuuge fan of mp1. =)

[baqai]

Originally posted by Robrules18
lol they already have CS with bullet time its called laggy servers

LOL Robrules

micamica1217 the problem is that at times you hear max's voice coming from far away which makes it really hard to make out what he is saying and kinda spoils the story line that needs to be fixed otherwise i am having a totally awesome time with the game even tried playing it at 1600x1200x32 and it was swwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeettt :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Originally posted by gingo
So if I've never played MP1 will I be lost with the plot, ect of MP2?

The game has a option in the main menu to see the story from the first one :)

[baqai]

i am stuck in hospital you know in which you wake from your dream (chapter3) and you don't have a gun WTF i am supposed to do i tried running all over the place and eventually end up being killed grrr!!!

[Bleed]

just keep running. in my case, i was cornered in an office with all the cubicles, it gave me a chance to hide. a security guard will come and get killed, pick up his gun, then waste the bad guys :D.

[gingo]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex


The game has a option in the main menu to see the story from the first one :)


Good, I hate missing parts of stories (even though I guess I should just play the first one).

[Mr. Chambers]

help me!! *spoiler alert:*


































i'm stuck at the mansion where you have to kill vlad!! he's up in that little room? throwing bombs down at me.. how in the name of everything that is holy in this world am i suppose to kill him? he just keeps throwing bombs.. help?

[Lazlo Panaflex]

SPOILER ALERT



There are little wooden blocks holding his thrown. Shoot the blocks out and the thrown will fall apart. Then you shoot the spike's wooden blocks out and the spike will fall on him.

[Oni]

I just picked up this game. I must say, that I'm very impressed! Rockstar did a very good job on it. I do have a couple of frustrations, however.

1) The games needs a 'Film Noir' slider, so I can TURN IT DOWN! The game is so film noir it's more of a joke than film noir. I can just picture it: Now, from the creators of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Film Noir Cerial! "Without thinking, I crammed that deadly sliver of metal carrying the city's most infamous breakfast food into my maw. The tiny flakes snapped and popped, like the fingers of a mob snitch after they found 'im. It wasn't good cereal. But it was better than a gut fulla lead." :rolleyes: :p

2) Player models. They could've improved them over the first Max Payne. They really don't look any different.

3) Bullet-time. While still cool, I find it almost completely useless. I do however like the new 'sepia-toned' look when you activate it, and the cool Matrix-esque reload sequence, particularly w/ the pump shotty and Dual Ingrams. Hella-cool.

The game plays incredibly well, even at 1152x864 w/ 4/8 AA/AF. Nice and butter smooth. The new ragdoll physics is a very nice touch. Bodies roll down stairs and land leaning against walls and such. Very cool. I also like that you can manipulate boxes and blow up walls in a very Red Faction sense.

I'll be sure to play more when I get off of work tomorrow ;)

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Oni
I just picked up this game. I must say, that I'm very impressed! Rockstar did a very good job on it. I do have a couple of frustrations, however.

1) The games needs a 'Film Noir' slider, so I can TURN IT DOWN! The game is so film noir it's more of a joke than film noir. I can just picture it: Now, from the creators of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Film Noir Cerial! "Without thinking, I crammed that deadly sliver of metal carrying the city's most infamous breakfast food into my maw. The tiny flakes snapped and popped, like the fingers of a mob snitch after they found 'im. It wasn't good cereal. But it was better than a gut fulla lead." :rolleyes: :p

2) Player models. They could've improved them over the first Max Payne. They really don't look any different.

3) Bullet-time. While still cool, I find it almost completely useless. I do however like the new 'sepia-toned' look when you activate it, and the cool Matrix-esque reload sequence, particularly w/ the pump shotty and Dual Ingrams. Hella-cool.
...

I totaly agree... except with the last one. Its not only cool but makes for more fun and makes it a lil easier. It deffinatly beat outEnter the matrix's bullet time type thing though:D

[baqai]

one more thing i found stick to a wall and activate bullet time while straffing to the side you are stick, what i mean lets suppose you are sticking to a wall on your right activate bullet time and straff right the character will do matrix style flip looks very cool worked for me couple of times :)

[Lazlo Panaflex]

i have no idea what you mean baqai but i want to! My impressions were there were going to be more "moves" in this game during bullet time.

Also what is the the bullettime combo button used for?

[SinsFeelNatural]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex
i have no idea what you mean baqai but i want to! My impressions were there were going to be more "moves" in this game during bullet time.

Also what is the the bullettime combo button used for?

you just answered your own question. lol

bullet time combo lets to fire in all directions while jumping in bullet time.

[SinsFeelNatural]

My feelings on this game are mixed.

It's practically the same exact game as before with better physics and engine.

the game has a really dark feel to it, and the fun house had me jump a couple of times.

This game is cool but I was definitely hoping for more and am kind of disappointed that it feels like the same exact game.

I am only a couple hours in this game.

Hopefully it gets a little better.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Originally posted by SinsFeelNatural


you just answered your own question. lol

bullet time combo lets to fire in all directions while jumping in bullet time.

Well yeah there is a combo button that lets you jump in different directions, but i was hoping for like max to be running on the sides of walls while in bullet time:p and have a bunch of different moves he could perform in bullettime.

[zeRo-liMit]

Anybody run this on Window Server 2003 yet? I tried and tried last night, to no avail.

It will install just fine, but when you run the shortcut or .exe nothing happens and the CD autorun isn't any better - no video setup screen from which to start the game.

Compatibility mode does nothing.

My machine is dual booting with Win2K, a quick restart and reinstall has it working smoothly now, and I must say, what a wonderful wonderful game!!!

*sits waiting for a patch to enable some Server'03 goodness*

[Oni]

Originally posted by zeRo-liMit
*sits waiting for a patch to enable some Server'03 goodness*

Keep waiting. Win2k3 Server is just that: A server OS. Not a desktop OS.

[highacker]

this was one of the best games of this year, i was really amazed mainly the physics engine that this game boast with, every kill is diferent and has a perfect human ragdoll detail, i already beat the game and i still play my favorite levels just to see them fly over the tables and chairs and intereact with everything around max, yes, i know it feels exactly like the first one but with much more detail on a much better engine. they would it probably screw up the game changing a lot from the original..... overall i think is a kicka$$ game.

[zeRo-liMit]

Originally posted by Oni


Keep waiting. Win2k3 Server is just that: A server OS. Not a desktop OS.

But it makes such a wonderful wonderful workstation OS. This is the first game I've ever had a problem with on Server'03. Oh well, I always knew this day would come. :D

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by highacker
this was one of the best games of this year, i was really amazed mainly the physics engine that this game boast with, every kill is diferent and has a perfect human ragdoll detail, i already beat the game and i still play my favorite levels just to see them fly over the tables and chairs and intereact with everything around max, yes, i know it feels exactly like the first one but with much more detail on a much better engine. they would it probably screw up the game changing a lot from the original..... overall i think is a kicka$$ game.

Thats how it was with MP1 for me (just started MP2 today and cant really inveest a lto of time into it so I will probably take a while to beat it). I prolly re-played it about 5 times and re-pleyed cool parts many more times.


I think somting for get is just how good the first one was. I don't see what else you could have done to make the second one better withough having it be a whole new game (with the exception of multi player :/) The fact is (at least IMO) the first one was just so damn good that the second is just an update to the new graphical/physicsical(?) standards and a new story line.

Hrm..that is a very opinionative post though.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

I hope they make a matrix mod for this one like they did for the first one. That mod rocked.... Anyone played it?

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex
I hope they make a matrix mod for this one like they did for the first one. That mod rocked.... Anyone played it?

It sure was neato. All the flying stuff... I hope they do it too.

[Tyranos]

I never finished the first MP because it would ALWAYS crash at an exact certain point. It was some part where you had to fight some guy with a sniper rifle, or something. And as Max (or the guy) was going up or down in an elevator or lift, it would crash.

[Oni]

I just hope somebody makes a model of the Jackal Anti-freak gun like there was for MP1. :D

[Flashfx2]

I just picked up the game today and so far the game has been a blast. Just like all of you have said, the fun house is AWESOME. I wish I saved right before it so I could run through it again. What a great idea for a level. I love the physics system too, it's a wonderful feeling throwing a grenade in the middle of lots of crap, and watching it fly across the room.

Does anybody know just how long this game is? Like, what chapter/part, is the half way point?

Ok, back to more mp2.

[Oni]

Does anybod know how to execute any bullet-time combos? I'm kinda lost on that.

Oh, and my buttons decide to unbind themselves :rolleyes:

Yeah, Max, I want you to keep firing your AK when a Molitov Cocktail would work just fine, tyvm.

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Oni
Does anybod know how to execute any bullet-time combos? I'm kinda lost on that.


Ya... I have only ben able to find 1 reload bullet time thing...

[Captain Hilts]

Not sure if this is what you're talking about, but after your bullet-time hourglass thing is completely yellow (I think you have to shoot three guys pretty quickly to get that), reload your weapon and you'll get the slo-mo cool bullet time thing. If you reload in bullet time before then, you'll still do the same spin move but you won't get the super slo-mo effect.

[gingo]

I just got it today. I've been playing for a little while. I'm on the building level where they start his room on fire.

Great game so far. I'm still not sure what the different bullet times do. I know that the first one he doesn't do the dive move, but the others he does.
The super slow mo reload is awesome, I wish I could/knew how to do other cool moves though.

[Oni]

Aparantly, there are lots of combos. I can't for the life of me find out how to do any, however.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Originally posted by Oni
Aparantly, there are lots of combos. I can't for the life of me find out how to do any, however.


thats what i thought! i hope there are more than the reloading ones...which are fun but dont make the game or anything.

[gingo]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex
more than the reloading ones...

Do you mean that plural?

Isn't there only the ONE cool reload?

[Lazlo Panaflex]

the one really cool one, and the one that happens most often when the bullettime flask isnt yellow.

[CrashOveride]

Well somthing I noticed that I REALLY like is the more people you kill the more bullet time slows down. And if you kill a lot of ppl then when using the sig or whatever it is (has a scope but is semi-auto/full-auto) you can start to see the bullet going to them in the scope and get headshots galore!

[baqai]

i think thats the mp5 you are talking about, the sniper bullet effect was cool in the start but it gets annoying when you want to snipe many people in hurry grrrrr !!!!

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by baqai
i think thats the mp5 you are talking about, the sniper bullet effect was cool in the start but it gets annoying when you want to snipe many people in hurry grrrrr !!!!

Ya, I think youare right... It think its a sig in CS... lol

[DayUSeX]

bad ass game the dead man wlaking was a excellent idea on their part, but now that i know what the bullet time combo does, im going to give it a try. Some1 should make a list of all the cool "moves" amx has other than shoot dodge and the cool reloading animation.

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Originally posted by DayUSeX
bad ass game the dead man wlaking was a excellent idea on their part, but now that i know what the bullet time combo does, im going to give it a try. Some1 should make a list of all the cool "moves" amx has other than shoot dodge and the cool reloading animation.

Thats the thing though, does anyone know of any other moves besides the reloading animations?

[NO LIFE]

This combo your all talking about isnt really a combo....its just means that when you want to do a dive (shoot-dodge) it will enable bullet-time as well.

Not sure of it was mentioned, but MP2 uses the Havoc 2 physics engine (same as HL2) so this is game a really good preview of some HL2 effects. Its great in bullet time to shoot someone it the chest with 20 AK rounds and watch them be propelled 15 feet back by the impact!!! I love it when you play a game for 8 hours straight and are still amazed by the effects! Especially when usuing the mp5 scope during bullet time. You can see the indidvidual rounds travel and hit your target.

I have beaten the game in 1 day and I crave more.

PS-anyone seen the nude code for Mona? *shivers* Shes hot. Yes im aware im a perverted geek. :)

[gingo]

Originally posted by Lazlo Panaflex


Thats the thing though, does anyone know of any other moves besides the reloading animations?

I hope that there even IS other moves to do. In all of the vids and trailers I have seen I've only seen the cool reload animation in them.

I want to be running on the freaking wall for crying out loud!

[NO LIFE]

LOL, you cant do it!!! Read the manual. I wish you could though, but what the hell. Thats what mods are for! :)

[gingo]

Hey, how do you do a roll?

I swear I was playing today and rolled on the ground, I tried different key combinations but couldn't do it again.

btw, are there any MP2 sites out there with forums, ect?

[Flashfx2]

Originally posted by gingo
Hey, how do you do a roll?

I swear I was playing today and rolled on the ground, I tried different key combinations but couldn't do it again.

btw, are there any MP2 sites out there with forums, ect?
run right, left, or backwards and hit jump

[gingo]

Oh, ok, got it.

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Flashfx2

run right, left, or backwards and hit jump

Mona dose a cartwheel or back hand spring:D

[ThePerfectCore]

PS-anyone seen the nude code for Mona? *shivers* Shes hot. Yes im aware im a perverted geek

I dunno about you, but a less-than-clothed woman with a sniper rifle and about 93851306572903568 other types of guns in her hand is kind of... intimidating.

Did anyone else spend 20 minutes playing with the exploding pile of chairs? I've never had so much fun in a 3rd person shooter.

[gingo]

Some of the dream parts are messed up... But I guess thats how dreams are, especially Max's.

I'm trying to take it slow so I dont finish it too fast, but its hard to stop playing..
I really hope rockstar (or remedy, who ever is in charge) creates some more levels and releases it in the form of a patch or something... I guess then they would have to manipulate the story, ect though.

[Jay8oP]

i cant stand the dream parts they make me really dizzy for some reason.

[Oni]

Originally posted by CrashOveride
Mona dose a cartwheel or back hand spring:D

Rock on! I'll try that today when I get off of work.

[Flashfx2]

If you add -developerkeys to the target you can switch a few things in the game.

Delete and Insert changes where you are in the level. There are certain pre-defined places where you start.

page up/down switches between all of the models in the game. This is how you get the naked mona model too. If you are really good at the game try and beat a level using the vinnie trojan doll model.

Home/End changes the game speed. Another interesting thing is it you make the game speed faster then default and hit bullet time nothing slows down, but when you kill people the game gets progressively faster. Try dead man walking with that...

F11 brings up some data about the game, most is useless imo but it shows the difficulty of the game. The more guys you kill the higher it gets, you die it goes back down. It also shows the game speed that you are currently set at.

F3 changes how the camera works. Hit it once and your character doesn't move. Hit it again and you move but the camera stays the same, one last time and it is back to normal.

That is all I've found so far, if I find more I'll be sure to post them.

P.S. They jiggle...

[gingo]

I just beat it. Good game, I gotta try dead man walking after work. Everyone seems to like it.

btw, anyone notice how it never stopped raining the whole game?

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Flashfx2
If you add -developerkeys to the target you can switch a few things in the game.

Delete and Insert changes where you are in the level. There are certain pre-defined places where you start.

page up/down switches between all of the models in the game. This is how you get the naked mona model too. If you are really good at the game try and beat a level using the vinnie trojan doll model.

Home/End changes the game speed. Another interesting thing is it you make the game speed faster then default and hit bullet time nothing slows down, but when you kill people the game gets progressively faster. Try dead man walking with that...

F11 brings up some data about the game, most is useless imo but it shows the difficulty of the game. The more guys you kill the higher it gets, you die it goes back down. It also shows the game speed that you are currently set at.

F3 changes how the camera works. Hit it once and your character doesn't move. Hit it again and you move but the camera stays the same, one last time and it is back to normal.

That is all I've found so far, if I find more I'll be sure to post them.

P.S. They jiggle...

Nice info... BTW, does anyone know how to ehm... rotate the camera?

[highacker]

hey that's true i don't remeber about an outdoor scene without rain

[ThePerfectCore]

btw, anyone notice how it never stopped raining the whole game?

It snowed for the entire first game, so I guess it makes sense.

[sandman001]

anyone know a command to get the fps for it?

[NO LIFE]

In that part where you team with the Italian mob guys it wasnt raining. And when you enter the masion for the last chapter it isnt raining as well.

PS-Flash...no they dont, not even when she does a cart-wheel (unless perhaps we are thinking two very different thoughts o_0 )

[Flashfx2]

Crash, if you hit F3 you can keep the camera still and just rotate your character.

Sandman, hitting F11 gets you a fps counter, but along with other crap that you don't want, I'd just use fraps if i were you.

nolife, I could be imagining it but I doubt it, I think she does when she jumps and runs.

BTW does anybody know of an all weapons cheat or something of that sort? I'd love to start the game with a striker :)

[Apocalyptic Sky]

Originally posted by sandman001
anyone know a command to get the fps for it?
showfps

Some other stuff: Link (http://www.cheatingdome.com/pc/9133.htm)

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by Apocalyptic Sky

showfps

Some other stuff: Link (http://www.cheatingdome.com/pc/9133.htm)

But take note, you have to add "-developer", not just "-developerkeys'.

And ya... I figured that out Flash... thnks though (I was lazy and din't read it throughly) I can't really tell but I don't think there is any bounage...

But the cameras and differnt models seem to mess stuff up a lot..

In the scene where you meet mona at her funhouse the first time you can change teh camer and see her in teh shower... :grin:

[gingo]

Anyone notice how when you load a game from a certain area and change characters with 'page up' and down keys it will set you back to a different part of the map?

developerkeys is pretty cool but does it offer anything really useful?

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by gingo
Anyone notice how when you load a game from a certain area and change characters with 'page up' and down keys it will set you back to a different part of the map?

developerkeys is pretty cool but does it offer anything really useful?

Well yes, but you can either skip forwards or backwards in the mpa (you lose your guns though), or just reload (F9 style) and it keeps teh model.

[sandman001]

Originally posted by Apocalyptic Sky

showfps

Some other stuff: Link (http://www.cheatingdome.com/pc/9133.htm)

thanks....I hate adding stuff to shortcuts though.

[SinsFeelNatural]

I am pretty far into the game, at the level where you play as Mona and I have not really learned anything about the story, when is the actual story revealed?

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by SinsFeelNatural
I am pretty far into the game, at the level where you play as Mona and I have not really learned anything about the story, when is the actual story revealed?

Um... well you should read the first one (if you havn't). Right after where you are you get a good does of story though.

[NO LIFE]

http://www.game-revolution.com/games/codes/pc/max_payne_2.htm

They have cheats for almost every game.

[Flashfx2]

Here (http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/max_payne_script.txt) is a script for the first game. I hadn't played the first one in about 1 1/2 years so it helped to clear up some of the story without having to play through the whole game again.

[Rich_T]

The graphics on thos game are incredible!!

http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne2/ss/screen25.jpg

[gingo]

I'm going through on hard boiled now. It doesn't get old!

[rugbyroy]

I just beat it. Fantastic game IMO. It was very much like the first MP, but I liked that one as well, so I have no problem with the way everything looked. Only thing that bugged me was their use of contractions, or rather a lack there of. Anybody else notice that they never said they're? cooky

[CrashOveride]

If you use the Russian mobster guy's (for some reason I can't remember his name :/) model from when he has the borken arm he holds the second DE or other pistol in mid air w/o no arm... reloading is even weirder! its crazy neato!

[DayUSeX]

tobad keny aint portin kunfu editoin to max payne2 guess some1 else will have to take up the heavy chore. Still imagine kung fu with havock 2 effects, damn that would be soemthing, maybe i should start a mod........

[CrashOveride]

Originally posted by DayUSeX
tobad keny aint portin kunfu editoin to max payne2 guess some1 else will have to take up the heavy chore. Still imagine kung fu with havock 2 effects, damn that would be soemthing, maybe i should start a mod........
I just want some freakin matrix stuff!

[Flashfx2]

Originally posted by CrashOveride
If you use the Russian mobster guy's (for some reason I can't remember his name :/) model from when he has the borken arm he holds the second DE or other pistol in mid air w/o no arm... reloading is even weirder! its crazy neato!

That's sweet, I'll have to check it out.

Anybody try and beat a level using the vinnie trojan horse/costume thing. It's hella hard.

[gingo]

This sounds sorta weird since I've already beaten it... But how does it end again? I was paying attention, but a lot of things have happend since I finished the game, had to work like right after I finished it and it must have totally left my brain.
Basically who's dead?
Of course dont answer in this thread so you dont spoil it for anyone else, but PM me if you could.

[Falcon-K]

how long is it..im the the third chapter or part where you have to protect that guy in the suit...am i close to the end?

[Menthol]

I think I'm on the last level.. where the dude keeps throwing sticks of explosives at you... How do I get him down so I can kick his rear end?

[Codeman05]

yea your close Menthol.

I must say that was one tight game, slighty disappointed by the very ending, but still sweet. Time to go and play the other modes of play :D

[Perre]

If you ask me this game was to short. The replayvalue of this game is poor...

But it's a game you just have to like atleast the first time you play it.

[baqai]

Menthol try throwing grendes upwards, since he is throwing grendades to you that means you already have broken that "stage" thingie now you have to run around in circles and try to break that supports (four in total) which is holding a thingie on top of that fallen stage

okay its late in night here and as usual i am not making any sense lol

[Metallica God]

just finished the game, is it just me or mp 2 is shorter than mp1?

[Metallica God]

just finished the game, is it just me or mp 2 is shorter than mp1?

[SinsFeelNatural]

They have made two official new max payne two levels here

http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne2/downloads/MaxPayne2BonusChapters.zip

[hatkeeper]

do we need anything else?

[hatkeeper]

what's it like?

[SinsFeelNatural]

here is the read me file


Extract and run the file named MaxPayne2BonusChapters.exe to install the Bonus Chapters.

Installing Bonus Chapters release adds two more Dead Man Walking Chapters into Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.

Run the game and two new Chapters will be available under "New Game/Dead Man Walking" menu selection. Keep in mind that Dead Man Walking gameplay mode is only unlocked after you've completed the game for the first time.

The new maps are:
* Upper East Side
* Mona's Playground

[funzie]

The game ****ed me off since I was able to finnish it in 7 straight hours of playing. Some people might say that im crazy but I like to finnish things, lol. The game was excellent in all aspects, graphics, storyline, gameplay, ect.. except for the lenght of it. Only 3 Chapter and 8 Parts. But it also had like 4 parts that were a dreamlike state which are kinda boring.

[rugbyroy]

and they give anybody with at least one open eye a headache...

[funzie]

True, but I figured out that if I put on my brothers glasses it looked 3D. But the headache was even bigger.

[Falcon-K]

yea this game was way too short...i beat it in two sittings...im not the type of player to replay levels on harder difficulty so theres not much left for me to do

[PachManP]

it's short again????? Noooooooo......

That was the only thing wrong with the first one which was the most excellent of excellence except for being to short. Mabye that was a good thing sice then I could go back to my normal life.

Don't have it yet. Being a broke college student sucks...

[solidsnakexix]

The game was a tad short to me too, however the story was so immersive that i didnt mind, plus its always fun to just hop in and play with the bullet time stuff for me. I finished her in one sitting, but it was an all nighter, once i got into the story i had to finish it. I also concur on the broke college student, but somethings are too good to pass up, just means no beer for a while. :)

-Snake

[CrashOveride]

And fore "hopping in and playing with bullet time" you can use the new dead man walking thing... its basicly see how long you can live with guys constantly re-spwanings.... really fun:D

[Jawsome]

I just finished this game

one word...

thisgameissweet.

[Surfeit00]

Yeah Game of the Year in my book.

Better than Call of Duty...